thumb|200px|Painting of a musician playing a paiban. Mogao Caves, cave 159, paiban thumb|right|155px|A paiban used in Chaozhou people|Chaozhou music The () is a clapper made from several flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo (or, formerly, sometimes also ivory or metal), which is used in many different forms of Chinese music. There are many different types of , and the instrument is also referred to as , , , or . Typical materials used for the include , , or , or bamboo, with the slats tied together loosely on one end with cord. It is held vertically by one hand and clapped together, producing a s
thumb|200px|Painting of a musician playing a paiban. Mogao Caves, cave 159, paiban thumb|right|155px|A paiban used in Chaozhou people|Chaozhou music The () is a clapper made from several flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo (or, formerly, sometimes also ivory or metal), which is used in many different forms of Chinese music. There are many different types of , and the instrument is also referred to as , , , or . Typical materials used for the include , , or , or bamboo, with the slats tied together loosely on one end with cord. It is held vertically by one hand and clapped together, producing a sharp clacking sound.
When used together with a small drum (both played together by a single player, the held in one hand and the drum played with a stick held in the other) the two instruments are referred to collectively as . Somewhat confusingly, the clapper is sometimes also referred to, without the drum, as .
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